Volume 5, Book 58, Number 125:
Narrated Anas:
When ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf came to us, Allah’s Apostle made a bond of fraternity between him
and Sad bin Ar-Rabi’ who was a rich man, Sad said, “The Ansar know that I am the richest of all of
them, so I will divide my property into two parts between me and you, and I have two wives; see
which of the two you like so that I may divorce her and you can marry her after she becomes lawful
to you by her passing the prescribed period (i.e. ‘Idda) of divorce. ‘Abdur Rahman said, “May Allah
bless you your family (i.e. wives) for you.” (But ‘Abdur-Rahman went to the market) and did not re –
turn on that day except with some gain of dried yogurt and butter. He went on trading just a few
days till he came to Allah’s Apostle bearing the traces of yellow scent over his clothes. Allah’s Apostle
asked him, “What is this scent?” He replied, “I have married a woman from the Ansar.” Allah’s Apostle
asked, “How much Mahr have you given?” He said, “A date-stone weight of gold or a golden date-
stone.” The Prophet said, “Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 141:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah’s Apostle came to us while we were digging the trench and carrying out the earth on our
backs. Allah’s Apostle then said, “O Allah ! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter, so please
forgive the Emigrants and the Ansar.”
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 126:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Ansar said (to the Prophet ), “Please divide the date-palm trees between us and them (i.e.
emigrants).” The Prophet said, “No.” The Ansar said, “Let them (i.e. the emigrants) do the labor for us
in the gardens and share the date-fruits with us.” The emigrants said, “We accepted this.”
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 142:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet. The Prophet sent a messenger to his wives (to bring something for that
man to eat) but they said that they had nothing except water. Then Allah’s Apostle said, “Who will
take this (person) or entertain him as a guest?” An Ansar man said, “I.” So he took him to his wife and
said to her, “Entertain generously the guest of Allah’s Apostle ” She said, “We have got nothing except
the meals of my children.” He said, “Prepare your meal, light your lamp and let your children sleep if
they ask for supper.” So she prepared her meal, lighted her lamp and made her children sleep, and
then stood up pretending to mend her lamp, but she put it off. Then both of them pretended to be
eating, but they really went to bed hungry. In the morning the Ansari went to Allah’s Apostle who
said, “Tonight Allah laughed or wondered at your action.” Then Allah revealed:
“But give them (emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that And
whosoever is saved from the covetousness Such are they who will be successful.” (59.9)
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 127:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I heard the Prophet saying (or the Prophet said), “None loves the Ansar but a believer, and none
hates them but a hypocrite. So Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who hates
them.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Bakr and Al-‘Abbas passed by one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He
(i.e. Abu Bakr or Al-‘Abbas) asked, “Why are you weeping?” They replied, “We are weeping because
we remember the gathering of the Prophet with us.” So Abu Bakr went to the Prophet and told him of
that. The Prophet came out, tying his head with a piece of the hem of a sheet. He ascended the pulpit
which he never ascended after that day. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, “I request you
to take care of the Ansar as they are my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets.
They have fulfilled their obligations and rights which were enjoined on them but there remains what
is for them. So, accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers
amongst them.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 128:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “The sign of Belief is to love the Ansar, and the sign of hypocrisy is to hate the
Ansar.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 144:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle (in his fatal illness) came out wrapped in a sheet covering his shoulders and his
head was tied with an oily tape of cloth till he sat on the pulpit, and after praising and glorifying Al –
lah, he said, “Then-after, O people! The people will go on increasing, but the Ansar will go on de –
creasing till they become just like salt in a meal. So whoever amongst you will be the ruler and have
the power to harm or benefit others, should accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and
excuse the wrong-doers amongst them.”
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